abbà

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Sassarese

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Etymology

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PIE word
*h₂ékʷeh₂

Borrowed from Sardinian abbare, from Classical Latin aquārī, infinitive of aquor (I bring water; I am watered), derived from aqua (water).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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abbà

  1. (transitive) to water (pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
  2. (transitive, archaic) to water (provide (animals) with water for drinking)

References

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  • Ugo Solinas (2016) Vocabolario sassarese-italiano fraseologico ed etimologico, volume 1, Sestu: Domus de Janas, →ISBN, page 7
  • Giosue Muzzo (1981) Vocabolario del dialetto sassarese, Chiarella Editore, →ISBN; republished, Sassari: Carlo Delfino editore, 2018, page 25
  • Mauro Maxia (2014) “ábba”, in Piccolo dizionario castellanese e sedinese[1] (in Sassarese), page 8